Curtis Jones praises ‘fantastic’ £34m Liverpool teammate after Man United friendly win

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Liverpool star Curtis Jones helped the Reds end their pre-season tour of the USA in style as he scored against Manchester United.

Jones was substituted against Man United as a precaution, coming off on the hour mark after taking a hit in the 3-0 win.

The Liverpool midfielder scored the second goal of the pre-season victory, with Fabio Carvalho and Kostas Tsimikas also on target.

Jones caught up with Steven Gerrard on holiday, but the former has since returned for pre-season under new manager Arne Slot.

The Reds won all three of their matches in the USA, with Jones having started in all three as Liverpool also beat Real Betis and Arsenal.

Curtis Jones praises Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah

Jones bagged his only goal of the trip against Man United, guiding home a Mohamed Salah cross after superb work from the winger.

And the midfielder has now praised his Reds teammate following the assist, with Jones telling the Liverpool website: “That’s what he is great at and he reads the game as well.

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“I just had an eye on the goal and I know Mo likes to get assists as well, he is fantastic at getting his head up and he put it on a plate for me.”

Curtis Jones wants to impress Arne Slot this season

Salah joined Liverpool from Roma for £34million, with the Egyptian moving to Anfield in the summer of 2017.

He has enjoyed a phenomenal career on Merseyside, and looks certain to extend his tallies of 211 goals and 89 assists this season.

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The winger is approaching his 350th appearance for the Reds, with Slot set to rely heavily upon his services over the coming months.

He has undoubtedly inspired those around him to improve their numbers in front of goal, with Jones now eager to do exactly that under Slot.

“That’s part of my game [scoring goals] I feel I can improve and get in the box more; I can score more goals,” said Jones.

“I can play deep and I can also play high. Football now has changed as it’s all about stats with goals and assists.

“I’ve got to try to improve my game and I think a big part of that is scoring goals, assist more and be involved as much as I can.”